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Trojan Foundation Offers "Taste of Hershey"

Whet your appetite and mark your calendars for Sunday, March 15, from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Hershey Lodge for the return of the Trojan Foundation’s "Taste of Hershey." Now in its eighth year, this fundraiser will feature food selections ranging from appetizers, entrees, or desserts from the Greater Hershey Area’s finest eating establishments. In addition, student artwork will be on display. Student entertainers will be on hand as well.

Tickets are available at the door and are $30 for adults and $10 for students. All proceeds from the “Taste of Hershey” will benefit the Trojan Foundation, whose mission is to enhance and enrich the programs and services offered by the Derry Township School District. A registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity founded in 2005, the Trojan Foundation has benefited Hershey students by distributing funding for programs and equipment in the arts, athletics and academics that could not be funded through the normal school budget.

Hershey High School mini-THON

Hershey
High School Mini-THON will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015 through
Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 6pm-6am in the HHS gym/cafeteria area. If you would like to donate, checks should be made out to the HHS Four Diamonds Fund. Students can
create fundraising pages or direct donations can be made here.

Kindergarten Pre-Registration Extended to March 8

Pre-registration for Derry Township children who will be 5 years of age before September 1, 2015 and plan to attend kindergarten this coming fall has been extended to March 8. To pre-register eligible students, parents and guardians will complete an online registration form.

The online pre-registration does not complete the enrollment process; parents and guardians should also plan to attend a follow up walk-in registration session at the District’s Early Childhood Center, 450 Rear Homestead Road in Hershey.

Parents and guardians of prospective students with last names beginning A-L may attend walk-in registration Tuesday, March 10 from 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.

Parents and guardians of prospective students with last names beginning M-Z may attend walk-in registration Wednesday, March 11 from 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.

A third date will be offered 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 for those unable to attend an earlier session.

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Hershey High School SMini-THON:

Hershey High School Mini-THON will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015 through Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 6pm-6am in the HHS gym/cafeteria
area. A minimum $50 donation is required to attend, $60 minimum donation for
entrance and a t-shirt and a minimum $100 donation for entrance, a t-shirt and
15-16 student all sports pass. Checks should be made out to the HHS Four
Diamonds Fund. Students can create fundraising pages or direct donations can be
made here. If you are a DTSD approved chaperone available to chaperone the HHS mini-THON,
please send your full name, preferred time slot (6-9pm, 9pm-12am, 12am-3am or
3am-6am), e-mail address and preferred t-shirt size to Elizabeth Blosky or Amy Licata.

Upcoming Fundraisers:

Mini-THON will be hosting a fundraiser at Aroogas on Tuesday,
February 24th. Come out for great food with great friends, all while supporting
The Four Diamonds Fund. 15% of your check will go to HHS Mini-THON. Remember,
you MUST present your Mini-THON flyer with your check. FTK!

There will be two Act Prep Workshops for
interested students which will be conducted on Saturdays, March 21 and April
11. Students may visit Mrs. Seaver’s website for more
information or contact her at 717-979-1586.

Student Accident Insurance 2014-2015 School Year Derry Township School District does not carry medical insurance on students, but does provide parents with the opportunity to select a primary excess group insurance plan for students. To find out more info, Please <click here>

Congratulations to the 26 HHS student
athletes who signed their national letters of intent on February 4th to continue
their athletic and academic careers in college. Trojan Pride! To view photos, visit our Facebook page! Click here for more info.

During the week of February 23, the district’s elementary students are
being asked to "Grab their hats and read with the Cat" in preparation
for Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss's birthday Monday, March 2. To help build community and spread the love of
reading, the elementary will hold a school-wide reading challenge, asking all
K-5 students to work together to read 30,000 minutes February 23-27. To reach
this goal, students will need to read at least 10 minutes each night and record
their reading on their Reading Challenge Logs. The school prize for achieving
30,000 minutes will include a movie during lunch and grade-level rewards. To watch the video, click on the picture!

COMMUNITY: "h2" Talent Show - Milton Hershey School and Hershey High School

Two awesome schools come together for a night of TALENT! You don't want to miss this! March 14th at 7:00 pm in Founders Hall Auditorium, Milton Hershey School. Admission is free! All donations will benefit Ronald McDonald House.

Congratulations
to the cast and crew of HHS Theatre’s fall play The Matchmaker. The show
earned seven nominations for Hershey Theatre’s 2015 Apollo Awards.Tyler Grudi
and Paxton Zeis were both nominated for outstanding performance as lead
actors. For outstanding performance in supporting roles, Patrick Starner and
Renee Ciardullo were also nominated. Additionally, Karleigh Moritz and Syrena
Torres were nominated as Outstanding Feature Performers. Finally, the entire
production was nominated for Outstanding Play.

Niche.com,
an online tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University students as an
instrument to “transform the way people make big life decisions” has given Derry
Township School District a grade of A+ and named DTSD one of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania’s top K-12 districts in its 2015 School Rankings. According to
Niche: “A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with
exceptional teachers, sufficient resources, and a diverse set of high-achieving
students who rate their experiences very highly.”

OPPORTUNITY: Hershey High School Speech and Debate Students place in Competition.

On
January 17, Hershey High Speech & Debate students joined those from two
dozen other high schools for a competition at Wilkes-Barre. HHS students earning awards included: Laura Bruaw, senior, first place in Novice Oral Interpretation; D.J. Dorch, junior,
second place in Novice Original Oratory; Matt Jenkins
and Joe Horner, freshmen, fourth place
in Novice Public Forum Debate; David Sheffey and Colin Sheehan, sophomores, sixth
place in Novice Public Forum Debate
and Brendan Twaddell,
junior, sixth place in Novice Original Oratory.

After studying the characteristic of
empathy, students in Miss Ozimok’s Second Grade class decided to apply the
COCOA Principles by donating toys during the holiday season. In total, the
students gathered 36 dolls, 102 books, and 22 other toys for Operation Toy Box.

HHS
students donated 1,193 pounds of food to the Big 33 Food Drive sponsored by KEY
Club. This
terrific amount of food will help local families during the holiday season and
winter months. Mr. Dilger's 1st period class collected the most food,
followed closely by Ms. Bianco's 1st period class and Mrs. Stuckey's classes.
Thank you to everyone who donated.

ACADEMICS:National Honor Society.A total of 75 new members of Hershey High School’s chapter of National Honor Society were inducted on November 3. Senior and junior students at Hershey High School who display excellence in academic achievements, character, leadership and service are recognized by the National Honor Society, the oldest and largest recognition program for high school students in the country. MORE >>>

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